In design and technology we have been designing and making fabric puppets. First we experimented joining fabric using pins, staples and glue. Next we designed our puppets using a template. We then joined our fabric using our preferred technique. To finish we selected the materials needed for ea...

This term, our Nursery children have been learning all about 'people who help us'. As part of this exciting topic, we were very lucky to welcome a very special visitor — a real-life nurse! Nurse Faye came to visit our class and told us all about her important job. She showed us...

Greenside Primary School’s KS2 Choir were absolutely delighted to take part in the North East Choir of the Year Awards 2026, a fantastic celebration of young musical talent from across the region.

We have had an exciting visitor this week in Year 2. Richard Stevenson, otherwise known as "That History Bloke" joined us for a morning where he walked us through The Great Fire of Gateshead and Newcastle via a brilliant history workshop.    The morning started by learni...

This afternoon Year 1 welcomed their family members into school to join in with a science themed session all about animals. We began the session with some guess the animal riddles. The children really enjoyed working alongside their parents to sort animals into different animal groups, match animals...

In Year 2, we have been investigating the properties of 3D shapes. During this lesson, we worked in pairs to count how many vertices, sides and faces each shape had. Then, we presented our shape to the class. This investigation supported our written work.